Electronic Device for Communication Within a Network and Method for Operating an Electronic Device

1. An electronic device comprising: a first interface configured to communicate with another electronic device within a network according to a first communication standard, the first communication standard being a Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) standard; a second interface configured to communicate with the another electronic device within the network according to a second communication standard, the second communication standard using an Internet protocol (IP) address of the another electronic device, wherein the electronic device is configured to determine whether a list comprising first network addresses relating to the first communication standard and second network addresses relating to the second communication standard of each of a plurality of electronic devices within the network can be obtained from a single other electronic device; if the list can be obtained, obtain the list; and if the list cannot be obtained, obtain from the another electronic device a network address for the another electronic device relating to the second communication standard.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is configured to request respective network addresses relating to the second communication standard from each of a plurality of electronic devices within the network.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first interface enables transmission and reception of control functions.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device has a first network address relating to the first communication standard and a second network address relating to the second communication standard.

5. A method comprising: communicating with another electronic device within a network via a first interface of an electronic device configured to communicate according to a first communication standard, the first communication standard being a Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) standard; communicating with the another electronic device within the network via a second interface of the electronic device configured to communicate according to a second communication standard, the second communication standard using an Internet protocol (IP) address of the another electronic device; determining whether a list comprising first network addresses relating to the first communication standard and second network addresses relating to the second communication standard of each of a plurality of electronic devices within the network can be obtained from a single other electronic device; if the list can be obtained, obtaining the list and if the list cannot be obtained, obtaining from the another electronic device a network address for the another electronic device relating to the second communication standard.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the electronic device has a first network address relating to the first communication standard and a second network address relating to the second communication standard.

7. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising: requesting respective network addresses relating to the second communication standard from each of a plurality of electronic devices within the network.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first interface of the electronic device enables transmission and reception of control functions.

9. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising: sending a request, addressed with a first network address of the another electronic device, for a second network address of the another electronic device for communicating over the second interface with the another electronic device.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the request for the second network address is sent via the first interface.

11. An electronic device comprising: first means for communicating with another electronic device within a network according to a first communication standard, the first communication standard being a Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) standard; second means for communicating with the another electronic device within the network according to a second communication standard, the second communication standard using an Internet protocol (IP) address of the another electronic device, wherein the electronic device is configured to determine whether a list comprising first network addresses relating to the first communication standard and second network addresses relating to the second communication standard of each of a plurality of electronic devices within the network can be obtained from a single other electronic device; if the list can be obtained, obtain the list; and if the list cannot be obtained, obtain from the another electronic device a network address for the another electronic device relating to the second communication standard.